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  • Veterinary Microbiology

    Edited by D. Scott McVey, Melissa Kennedy, M. M. Chengappa, Rebecca Wilkes ...
    Veterinary MicrobiologyComprehensive reference work on the bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens that cause animal diseasesVeterinary Microbiology, Fourth Edition presents comprehensive information based on the most recent research, diagnostic, and clinical publications for bacterial, fungal, and viral animal diseases. The information provided is intended to be most relevant for veterinary ... Read more

    $165.00 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Island and Coastal Archaeology

    Edited by Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Jon McVey Erlandson ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Archaeological research on islands has made significant contributions to our understanding of human cultural development, with aquatic resources and maritime adaptations being increasingly recognized as having had profound effects on human evolution, worldwide dispersals, and the development of social complexity. Once thought to be marginal habitats for humans--lacking in many of the necessary ... Read more

    $255.59 USD

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  • The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere

    by Paulette F. C. Steeves ...
    2022 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere is a reclaimed history of the deep past of Indigenous people in North and South America during the Paleolithic. Paulette F. C. Steeves mines evidence from archaeology sites and Paleolithic environments, landscapes, and mammalian and human migrations to make the case that people have been in the Western ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Marine Conservation Biology

    The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity

    by Marine Conservation Biology Institute ...
    Humans are terrestrial animals, and our capacity to see and understand the importance and vulnerability of life in the sea has trailed our growing ability to harm it. While conservation biologists are working to address environmental problems humans have created on land, loss of marine biodiversity, including extinctions and habitat degradation, has received much less attention. At the same time, ... Read more

    $48.29 USD

  • Polynesians in America

    Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World

    by Andrew C. Clarke, María-Auxiliadora Cordero, Geoffrey Irwin, Kathryn A. Klar, Daniel Quiróz, Richard Scaglion, Marshall I. Weisler, Roger C. Green ...
    The possibility that Polynesian seafarers made landfall and interacted with the native people of the New World before Columbus has been the topic of academic discussion for well over a century, although American archaeologists have considered the idea verboten since the 1970s. Fresh discoveries made with the aid of new technologies along with re-evaluation of longstanding but often-ignored ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • The Dusky Dolphin

    Master Acrobat Off Different Shores

    Edited by Melany Wursig, Bernd Würsig ...
    The Dusky Dolphin: Master Acrobat Off Different Shores covers various topics about the dusky dolphin, including its taxonomy, history and demography, ecology, and behavior. After introducing the dusky dolphin as a member of the genus Lagenorhynchus under the family Delphinidae, the book continues by describing its life history, its demographic patterns, and its role in the food web considering ... Read more

    $90.89 USD

  • Marine Biodiversity Conservation

    A Practical Approach

    by Keith Hiscock ...
    Series series Earthscan Oceans
    Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a clear scientific rationale for practical interventions. This book is intended to provide knowledge and tools for marine conservation practitioners and to identify issues and mechanisms for upper-level undergraduate and Masters students. It also provides sound guidance for marine biology field course work and professionals.The main ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Holocene Extinctions

    Edited by Samuel T. Turvey ...
    The extent to which human activity has influenced species extinctions during the recent prehistoric past remains controversial due to other factors such as climatic fluctuations and a general lack of data. However, the Holocene (the geological interval spanning the last 11,500 years from the end of the last glaciation) has witnessed massive levels of extinctions that have continued into the modern ... Read more

    $81.89 USD

  • Silent Shores

    Population Trend of Migrant Birds & Conservation Issues of Habitat

    by KM Aarif, P K Prasadan ...
    The main objective of bringing out a book of this sort is to popularize the story of transcontinental migrant shorebirds visiting the West Coast region of India. The book focuses mainly on two major issues (on the basis of thorough scientific study): 1. The shorebirds are ecological indicators of wetland health on a global scale. It is a matter of serious international conservation concern that ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Shifting Baselines

    The Past and the Future of Ocean Fisheries

    by Jeff Bolster, Francisco Chavez, Jamie Cournane, Jon Erlandson, David Field, Marah J. Hardt, Carina B. Lange, William B. Leavenworth, Heike Lotze, Alec D. MacCall, Loren McClenachan, Richard Norris, Daniel Pauly, Andrew A. Rosenberg, Kaustuv Roy, Carl Safina, Paul Smith, Tim D. Smith, Rashid Sumaila, Daniel Vickers, Christine R. Whitcraft, Randy Olson, Dr., Stephen R. Palumbi, Dr. ...
    Shifting Baselines explores the real-world implications of a groundbreaking idea: we must understand the oceans of the past to protect the oceans of the future. In 1995, acclaimed marine biologist Daniel Pauly coined the term "shifting baselines" to describe a phenomenon of lowered expectations, in which each generation regards a progressively poorer natural world as normal. This seminal volume ... Read more

    $61.19 USD

  • Ecology of the Indonesian Seas Part 2

    by Tomas Tomascik, Anmarie J. Mah ...
    Series Book 2 - Ecology Of Indonesia Series
    The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas distills for the first time the information found in thousands of scholarly works relevant to an understanding of the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources in these islands&8212;many of them available up to now only in Dutch, German or Indonesian. It is an invaluable tool for government planners, resource managers, ecologists, university students, scuba ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat

    GeoHAB Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats

    Edited by Peter Harris, Elaine Baker ...
    The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised goal of a number of national and international programs such as the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). In order to attain this goal, information is needed about the distribution of life in the ocean so that spatial conservation measures such as marine protected areas (MPAs) can be designed to maximise protection within ... Read more

    $116.99 USD